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9.2 SPEED UNDER POWE DION at 5:07am 11.25.07 S2 6/2443 I BOUGHT A 1978 S2 9.2 SAILBOAT THIS FALL AND WANT TO KNOW HOW FAST IT WILL GO UNDER POWER WITH THE
Looking for plans drawings Rag Waver at 8:47am 11.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1136 I'm looking for lines drawings, or plans drawings, of a 17.5 ft. O'Day DaySailer 2. These would show
MacG 26, opinions Roger at 8:44am 11.25.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1334 Looked at the new Macgregor 26 (sp?) and watched their video. Very interesting. A VERY popular boat.
Hydraulic troubles :{ victory04 at 10:03am 11.25.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 I just purchased a 2001 Beneteau 40CC with the agreement that intermittent problems with the hydraul
Beneteau Warantee Troubles (1) Widget at 8:28am 11.25.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2202 I am perplexed! I purchased a Beneteau 323 this September. I requested a warrantee transfer card f
Head and A/C winterization Richard at 8:03am 11.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/995 I tried to winterize the head and A/C but could not get the hoses off.Any suggestions or alternati
Stuffing box drip Richard at 8:00am 11.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1113 How do you adjust the drip in the stuffing box. My drip every second and I know its tooooo much.T
I need ideas for cupholder in Galley of C30 Ken13531 at 7:16am 11.25.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1649 Does anyone have pics they can post of a cup holder in the Galley.I can't find one in the stores no
GPS Downloads Chilly Willy at 10:47am 11.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1070 I have a GPS Cobra 1000. Can anyone tell me how or if I can download charts on it?
difference pokey at 9:29am 11.25.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1431 Another beginners question... Cn anyone tell me the differenc between a spinnaker and a genoa?? D
bilge pump ??? O (1) sand sailor at 2:19pm 11.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1182 recently replaced sole of my cabin to find only 3" of room under it where do i put a bilge pump? i h*
Spin 2 paulj at 12:45pm 11.25.07 Catalina 310 2/1452 Here is the second error.
Spin 1 paulj at 12:40pm 11.25.07 Catalina 310 0/1178 I was just checking my spinnaker rigging today when I saw this error and took a picture of it.What
Idasailor Rudder Experience on H26 Ron Fraboni at 11:15pm 11.23.07 Smaller Boats 0/777 For those who have a H26 - not the 260 - has anyone purchased a replacement rudder system from Idasa
O'day 37 Deck Delamination Roundabout at 9:28pm 11.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2567 I have just purchased a 1979, 37ft O'Day The survey results indicate that 45 sq.ft.of the deck is de
hot water tank draining bbeavis at 8:33pm 11.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1046 Just bought a 1998 Hunter 340. Cannot figure out how to drain the hot water tank. Any suggestions? T
Rig setting Fred Schmitt at 11:49pm 11.23.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1002 Does anyone know the tension settings for a Starwind 223?
E38-200 rub rail E38-252 at 12:30am 11.24.07 Ericson 1/2287 Does anyone know where I can source a replacement rubrail for the captioned? I had my 1988 38-200 aw
hunter 49 jayncee at 12:26am 11.24.07 Big Boats 1/1065 We are in the process of ordering a Hunter 49. Are there any Hunter 49 owners that have any suggest
Splicing Nuts newsailor06 at 2:59am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1721 Has anyone had actual experience in using these? I am getting ready to redo the halyard eye on my j

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Engine Issue Don S/V ILLusion at 1:23pm 10.25.21 If it hydrolocked, it would have stopped all by itself.
New Pop Ups Phil Herring at 1:22pm 10.25.21 @Roland5048 can you please PM me (or post) the URL of the page where you're seeing ads? Thanks!
New Pop Ups Roland5048 at 1:21pm 10.25.21 I'm getting the same pop ups and adult ads. I'm signed in of course. Not clicking on them only del
Wood Battens install (2) berner73 at 1:09pm 10.25.21 The brochure for the Cal 28-2 of the same era listed the wood as "varnished ash":
Does anyone know what type of primary fuel filter would be installed on my 2009 Beneteau 37? sail sfbay at 12:59pm 10.25.21 It will depend on what the original owner installed so you will need to verify manufacturer, model a
bragging jon hansen at 12:59pm 10.25.21 huge low going through, endless bands of rain. boats all snug for the winter. cooking Osso Buco th
when does cordage typically go on sale? sail sfbay at 12:58pm 10.25.21 I buy running rigging with splicing, where required, from local West Marine and Defender on line and
New Pop Ups Phil Herring at 12:49pm 10.25.21 Here's what I've got so far: If you're seeing two very small banners in the upper right corner, tha
New Pop Ups Phil Herring at 12:41pm 10.25.21 We are in the process of changing the ad hosting, which you normally wouldn't see because 90% of the
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... FastOlson at 12:27pm 10.25.21 Boating fixtures often are sourced from the large vendors in the RV world. You might find a replacem
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? AaronD at 12:15pm 10.25.21 An approach that has worked for me (Perhaps someone will chime in to tell me why it's a poor solutio
Wood Battens install dlochner at 11:56am 10.25.21 It is probably atlantic white cedar. Cedar is light, rot resistant, and easy to work with. Grows all
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new jon hansen at 11:38am 10.25.21 way to go big D
Wood Battens install Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 10.25.21 Loos like white oak as @Art12050 mentioned. Be careful of using any (hard) hardwoods like oak and m
Engine Issue Ralph Johnstone at 11:29am 10.25.21 Well, I think I blew up my engine Friday. I don't think there's one of us that hasn't thought tha
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new BigDawgz at 11:16am 10.25.21 The 40.5 was one of the best boats Hunter made. It had beautiful lines, and sailed beautifully If y
1990 H30-2 shore power breaker replacement Justin_NSA at 11:02am 10.25.21 Purchase new crimps from Blue Seas, and a proper controlled cycle tool. I bought my crimp tool fro
Wood Battens install Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:40am 10.25.21 On Tehani I used Ash. I glued vertical 1/2 inch battens to the hull, added 1/2 nich foam between and
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 10:38am 10.25.21 Ok, thanks. Do you know if the engine and the transmission share the same oil. My gut tells me they
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Rich Stidger at 10:33am 10.25.21 I had a A4 in a 1968 Morgan 30 that exhibited similar run issues. Recheck the prop for wrapped line

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